The2016 Indian bank data breach was reported in October 2016. It was estimated 3.2 million debit cards were compromised. MajorIndian banks, among themSBI,HDFC Bank,ICICI,YES Bank andAxis Bank, were among the worst hit.[1] The breach went undetected for months and was first detected after several banks reported fraudulent use of their customers’ cards inChina and theUnited States, while these customers were inIndia.[2][3]
This resulted in one of the India's biggest card replacement drives in banking history. The biggest Indian bank, the State Bank of India, announced the blocking and replacement of almost 600,000 debit cards.[4]
An audit performed by SISA Information Security reports that the breach was due tomalware injected into thepayment gateway network ofHitachi Payment Systems.[5][6]
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